With a huge entry in the men’s singles draw at the VICTOR Oceania Open Individual Championships 2019, day one was mainly dominated by the men’s singles draw. Later in the evening, the opening rounds of the women’s singles and the men’s doubles also got underway. Australia’s Keith Edison was the only person to defeat a…
DetailsAt 10am this morning, junior players from across Oceania took to the courts as the VICTOR Oceania Junior Individual Championships 2019 began. The Fijian pairing of Chang Ho Kim (2018 Youth Olympic silver medallist) and Monica Cham opened the proceedings on court one against New Caledonia’s Lucas Juillot and Sianie Chotan, taking the win 21-13…
DetailsWe caught up with New Zealand’s only first seeded player in the VICTOR Oceania Open Individual Championships 2019, Abhinav Manota. The 2018 men’s singles champion denied Tahiti of their first ever gold medal in these Championships in Waikato, New Zealand, after Manota defeated Remi Rossi in the final 21-12 21-14. There is every possibility of…
DetailsWe caught up with one of Badminton Australia’s top players, Setyana Mapasa ahead of the VICTOR Oceania Badminton Championships 2019. Mapasa is the reigning champion in both the women’s and mixed doubles. Since last year’s event, Setyana has undergone surgery with a serious leg injury but has returned to the court in 2019 with plenty…
DetailsBadminton Oceania was delighted to receive nominations from New Zealand, Tahiti, Fiji and Australia for the Athletes’ Commission. The Executive Board have ratified the four players as members of the inaugural Badminton Oceania Athletes’ Commission, including: Gronya Somerville, Australia Susannah Leydon-Davis, New Zealand Leo Cucuel, Tahiti Danielle Whiteside, Fiji Gronya Somerville has been appointed as the…
DetailsThe draws for the VICTOR Oceania Individual Championships 2019 (Open and Junior) has been approved by the tournament referees and are now available to view. Kickstarting a week of the region’s finest badminton, the Individual Championships take place from 11 – 14 February 2019 at the Melbourne Sports and Aquatics Centre before the mixed team event begins…
DetailsThe Solomon Islands enter as the sixteenth country to join as a member in Oceania, alongside Australia, Cook Islands, Fiji, French Polynesia (Tahiti), Guam, Kiribati, Nauru, New Caledonia (associate member), New Zealand, Northern Marianas (associate member), Norfolk Island, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Tonga and Tuvalu. There are now 16 member countries in Oceania contributing to the…
DetailsKicking off the week-long regional Championships, the Individual competition for both Open and Junior players will take over the Melbourne Sports and Aquatics Centre from Monday 11 – Thursday 14 February 2019, before the team event takes place over the following three days. Based on the Badminton World Federation (BWF) world’s rankings as of 22…
DetailsThe position is full-time on a contract through to the Tokyo 2020 Games. The position will be based in Melbourne and the salary is to be commensurate with experience and qualifications. SCOPE Reporting to the Chief Executive Officer based in Melbourne, Australia, this exciting position is responsible for the long-term planning, training and coaching of…
DetailsIn February, players from around Oceania will congregate in Melbourne to compete in the prestigious event. For the first time, Oceania will see ten countries competing across the Open and Junior individual and team events. That means that two thirds of Oceania’s member countries will be competing – and we look forward to growing this…
DetailsOur Facebook Christmas competition is now live! Competition terms and conditions – 17 DECEMBER 1. The promoter is Badminton Oceania (NZBN number 9429043198863) whose registered office is at 3 Robert Street, Ellerslie, Auckland, 1051, New Zealand. 2. By entering this competition, the entrant is indicating that they agree to be bound by these terms and conditions. 3.…
DetailsAustralia’s Caitlin Dransfield and New Zealand’s Corrie Keith Robinson are celebrating success in both Singles and Mixed Doubles. The pair joined forces in the Mixed Doubles SL 3 – SU 5 and topped their table after winning all matches in two games. They both went on to dominate their respective SL 3 and SL 4…
DetailsThis is a newly created full time position reporting to the High Performance & Program Manager, and will be located in Melbourne. The participation Officer will be the key contact for: BWF Shuttle Time Programme Sporting Schools Programme Membership & Participation Liaison The role will suit candidates experienced in Sport Development, program administration, or similar…
DetailsBadminton Oceania welcomes Tom Leonard to the team, undertaking the role as Communications and Events Manager. Tom joins the team from the UK, with a background in sports studies, marketing and mass participation events – having also written for Badminton Europe’s website and magazine in 2018. This is the second time Tom has returned to…
DetailsAustralia is one of two teams from Oceania competing in the LI-NING BWF World Junior Championships in Markham, Canada. The team comprises of 8 players; check out their profiles as published by Badminton Australia.
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